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Bowles v. Yeganeh

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided March 14, 2002No. 05-01-00937-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion By

Justice KINKEADE.

Dallas County Sheriff Jim Bowles and Dallas County appeal a trial court’s order denying their motion for summary judgment based on official and sovereign immunity. In three issues, Sheriff Bowles and Dallas County contend the trial court erred in holding they were not entitled to summary judgment on the basis of immunity because (1) Sheriff Bowles acted in good faith and therefore has official immunity; (2) Sheriff Bowles enjoys derivative judicial immunity; and (3) Dallas County has sovereign immunity because Sheriff Bowles has official immunity. Because…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. City of Lancaster v. ChambersTexas Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Kassen v. HatleyTexas Supreme Court · 1994
  4. DeWitt v. Harris CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Elliott-Williams Co., Inc. v. DiazTexas Supreme Court · 1999

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Souder v. CannonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2007
  2. Welch v. Milton, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2006
  3. Freeman v. Wirecut E.D.M., Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2005
  4. Colbert v. Hollis, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2003
  5. Hudiburg Chevrolet, Inc. v. General Motors Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2003

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